Effective visualization of an information technology environment through social scoring

摘要

According to one embodiment, a method may include providing a representation of each of a plurality of nodes of an information technology (IT) environment to a plurality of administrators responsible for maintaining the IT environment. A plurality of scores for each of two or more of the plurality of nodes may be received. Each score may provide an assessment of a respective node of the plurality of nodes. One or more display characteristics may be determined for each node for which one or more scores was received. The display characteristics may comprise a size of a respective node that is based on the scores received for the respective node. The display characteristics may be provided to at least one administrator of the plurality of administrators responsible for maintaining the IT environment.

主权项

1. A method comprising:
providing a representation of each of a plurality of nodes of an information technology (IT) environment to a plurality of administrators responsible for maintaining the IT environment; receiving, from the plurality of administrators responsible for maintaining the IT environment, a plurality of scores for each of two or more of the plurality of nodes, each score providing an assessment of a respective node of the plurality of nodes, wherein each score is associated with a corresponding context and each score is based on criteria related to the corresponding context; determining, by a first computing system, one or more display characteristics for each node for which one or more scores was received, the one or more display characteristics of a respective node comprising a size of the respective node that is based on at least the scores received for the respective node; and providing, to at least one administrator of the plurality of administrators responsible for maintaining the IT environment, the one or more display characteristics determined for each node for which one or more scores was received.